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25 Jan 2018

Greenbelters Stressed as Fed Faced Monday Shutdown

by Amy Hansen, Lesley Kash

While the federal government is up and running, at least for a few weeks, many Greenbelters felt the stress of preparing for a shutdown. While Greenbelt is not a federally-owned city anymore, many residents work, intern or otherwise interact with … Read More

25 Jan 2018

ACE Grants Given to Enrich Programs at Greenbelt Schools

by Jon Gardner

At the Greenbelt City Council meeting on Monday, January 22, the council approved 24 Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) grants totaling $11,757.62 to six local schools. The council approved the grants by a 5 to 1 vote, with Colin Byrd … Read More

17 Jan 2018

Middle School Choir Director Changes Lives Through Music

by Anne Gardner

After several years with no choir program at Greenbelt Middle School (GMS), 27 students from the school sang on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center on December 17. They performed with students from Largo High School, Kenmoor Elementary, Kenmoor … Read More

17 Jan 2018

City Council, Election Board Discuss the 2017 Election

by Kathleen Gallagher

The Greenbelt City Council and the city’s Board of Elections met on January 3 to discuss how the November 7 city election went and to consider possible future changes. Chair Pamela Gregory and members Jean Cook, Patricia Evans, Steven Gilbert … Read More

17 Jan 2018

Volunteers Protect Trees On MLK Day of Service

by Maryam El-Amin

On Monday, January 15, tree protection in Buddy Attick Park was the main focus of Greenbelt’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service. The Co-Existing with Beavers volunteer workday, jointly sponsored by the City of Greenbelt Department of Public … Read More

17 Jan 2018

Senator Paul Pinsky Reports Commission Goals, Progress

by Amy Hansen

State Senator Paul Pinsky spoke to about 30 school employees, parents and other stakeholders at Eleanor Roosevelt High School on Thursday, January 11. Pinsky described the work to date and the areas on which the Kirwan Commission will focus. This … Read More

11 Jan 2018

Fancying the Frozen Lake

by Amy Hansen

Greenbelt Lake is frozen, as are the rivers, streams and ponds of our town. They’re not frozen six-feet thick, or frozen only to be clear in the spring, but frozen over with crinkly ice that makes its own winter groans … Read More

11 Jan 2018

2017 Saw Surge of Information About Proposed Maglev Train

by James Giese

This is the fourth and final of a series of articles providing information about a proposal to build a high-speed railway through Greenbelt that would tunnel under existing homes and Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt East and possibly emerge … Read More

11 Jan 2018

Council Amends City Charter To Lower the Voting Age Here

by Kathleen Gallagher

It was a cold, dark, icy night when the city council met in Greenbelt on January 8. Although both audience and councilmembers were in somewhat short supply, members of the Youth Advisory Committee made yet another trek to yet another … Read More

4 Jan 2018

Long-time Editor Steps Down

by Mary Lou Williamson

This issue brings good wishes for the new year to you our readers from all of us at the newspaper. This issue also brings the announcement of my stepping down from the position of editor after 45 years of continuous … Read More

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